2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree School for You
Curriculum & Instruction is the #54 most popular major in the country with 19,832 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for curriculum students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ashland University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Lutheran College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
WLC graduate students pay an average of $10,080 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, WLC also did well on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at McKendree University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at McKendree are $9,756 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Alverno College is a great value for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of St Francis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Saint Francis also did well on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Olivet Nazarene University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northern Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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Request InformationBest Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State
Explore the best curriculum and instruction schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 314 |
| Ohio | 357 |
| Illinois | 1,019 |
| Indiana | 871 |
| Wisconsin | 248 |
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Majors Related to Curriculum
One of 14 majors within the area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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